Anomaly

"Has this place changed?"

The moment Ning Fengzhi, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's sect master, entered, he sensed that Purple Heaven City was different.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo beside him nodded as well.

"It seems to have become... more real!"

Sword Douluo said with a grave expression. Previously, Purple Heaven City had still felt like a Dream. Although it had the Personal Cultivation Assistant, that feeling could not compare to reality.

The Personal Cultivation Assistant could provide practical advice even to a Douluo like him, allowing his Self-Created Soul Skill to improve.

Yet when practicing Soul Skills here, he could not help but sense a certain unreality. Though it did not greatly affect the cultivation of his Self-Created Soul Skill, it still felt slightly lacking.

But this was a Dream, after all. What more could they possibly ask for?

Now, however, that sensation had been greatly reduced.

If they did not pay close attention, they could not even tell the difference between this Dream and reality.

The few of them exchanged glances, each seeing the shock in the others' eyes.

They had thought Public Beta would merely bring in more people. They had never expected such a change.

This meant Purple Heaven City's value had risen tremendously. They could now completely temper their Soul Skills here.

"It seems that City Lord's strength has improved again. Just what level has he reached, to construct a Dream into reality!"

Ning Fengzhi spoke solemnly. In his eyes, that City Lord had become even more mysterious.

"I think I saw several people from Spirit Hall."

At that moment, Bone Douluo spoke.

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly and swiftly looked around. Outside Purple Heaven City, quite a few people appeared every so often, making the place exceptionally lively.

Sure enough, he found people from Spirit Hall amid the crowd.

"Looks like this Public Beta has included Spirit Hall after all.

Spirit Hall's influence is extraordinary. If that City Lord wishes to build a true city for Soul Masters, he cannot possibly avoid Spirit Hall.

However, judging from Closed Beta, that City Lord is somewhat wary of Spirit Hall. That is good news for us."

Ning Fengzhi nodded. Spirit Hall was simply too powerful, so the Purple Heaven City Lord's wariness toward them was something they were happy to see.

"Let's go. We should head into the city and take a look. The announcement said each of us has been assigned a residence in the Outer City free of charge.

Still, Outer City residences are ultimately too small. Let's see if we can acquire a large estate in the Inner City."

Ning Fengzhi then led the others toward the city gates.

"So this is Purple Heaven City?"

At this moment, a handsome man in his thirties, dressed in a gray robe with long black hair draped over his shoulders, stood with his hands behind his back and surveyed this Dream world.

He was none other than Spirit Hall's Grand Worshipper, Qian Daoliu.

He had long heard of Purple Heaven City's existence. Spirit Hall had many intelligence channels, so obtaining information on Purple Heaven City was not difficult.

Not only did they know of it, they understood it very thoroughly.

Unfortunately, they had not received Closed Beta slots.

Both the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire had received Closed Beta invitations, as had the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects. Only Spirit Hall had not received a single invitation.

At first, the Elder Hall believed this was aimed at Spirit Hall. Purple Heaven City was likely established by a hostile force, and they wanted to drag out the Purple Heaven City Lord and punish him.

But Qian Daoliu suppressed the matter, believing there might be some misunderstanding behind it.

However, later intelligence investigations revealed that they could not find any information about the City Lord at all, making the matter impossible to pursue.

As Spirit Hall's true core, Qian Daoliu recognized Purple Heaven City's immense significance through intelligence reports. He had intended to seek out the City Lord and clear up the misunderstanding if Public Beta still excluded Spirit Hall, but unexpectedly, they had received slots this time.

The moment he sensed even a trace of drowsiness, he was certain it was an invitation from Purple Heaven City, so he entered at once.

Upon entering, he discovered that Purple Heaven City was indeed extraordinary.

He looked at the sun, moon, and an unknown blue star hanging in the sky. They gave him the impression that they truly existed.

"And this place..."

He raised a hand, and a blurry figure appeared in his palm.

This was his Martial Soul, though he had concealed its form with his power.

His expression turned stern, his eyes filled with gravity.

He could actually sense that this power was almost real.

This was a Dream, after all. There should ultimately have been some difference from reality.

If it had been his own Dream, it might have been understandable. But for a Dream shared by so many people to make his Martial Soul feel so real was truly unbelievable.

What Qian Daoliu did not know was that this was the result of joint deduction through immense computing power and Fate Power, so it naturally came extremely close to reality.

"It seems Purple Heaven City is even more mysterious than the intelligence reports suggested!"

Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes. This only made him want to properly experience Purple Heaven City. He immediately followed the flow of people and strolled toward the city gates.

A figure appeared in a corner. This person had also been specially marked by Li Ming: Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao.

"Flender, is this Purple Heaven City? It feels just like the real thing.

I heard that people can meet here even when separated by thousands of miles. Some old friends told me about it long ago, but unfortunately, Shrek Academy never received an invitation.

Now that I see it, it truly is extraordinary. I heard there will be a hundred thousand Soul Masters here. Won't all the Soul Masters across the continent gather here?"

"Quit showing off. Let's meet up with Tang San and the others first.

Little Ning said Dream Coupons are needed here.

We newcomers need to claim our identification numbers first, then go to the Bank to top up.

Little Ning said he would treat us to some McSomething or other, claiming it is the most delicious food in the world. Hurry into the city. There are so many people—don't get stuck out here."

At the entrance, Shrek Academy's dean and vice-dean had both appeared as well.

This round of Public Beta invitations had gone fairly smoothly. Most people with even a little strength, though they had not qualified for Closed Beta, had heard more or less of Purple Heaven City's name.

Naturally, they came in to take a look after receiving an invitation.

Yet in an unknown corner, a string of special Code quietly activated and connected to a satellite.

At the same time, in the Star Dou Great Forest, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes suddenly lit up. Its entire body perked up as it sensed some sort of summons.

It secretly glanced in Di Tian's direction. The third eye on its forehead abruptly opened and aimed toward where Di Tian was.

The next moment, its head sank, and it fell asleep directly.

Meanwhile, Di Tian suddenly felt a wave of drowsiness and frowned.

This power was weak and carried no malice. He could tell it was related to Dreams. Could it be a summons from the Lord?

He immediately accepted the power of his own accord and directly entered the Dream.

At the same time, Li Ming received an alert.

While walking, he suddenly felt his body tremble a few times. He glanced around, then vanished as though logging out. In truth, he had directly appeared inside the City Lord's Mansion.

He swiftly opened the panel and saw the alert sent by the Satellite AI.

[An abnormal account registration has been detected!]

Li Ming frowned slightly and quickly began investigating.

Once he checked, his expression immediately turned strange. Through account positioning, he discovered that two abnormal accounts had actually come from the Star Dou Great Forest—and from within the Core Zone.

Could there really be Soul Masters bold enough to enter a Dream directly within the Star Dou Great Forest?

Yet on the Satellite Map, there were no markers for them at all.

This meant they were not under satellite surveillance.

Li Ming suddenly realized it: these two abnormal accounts came from the Life Forbidden Zone!

They were not Soul Masters, but Soul Beasts!